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12:55 AM ET, January 30, 2020

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Andy Rose / CNN:
Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side  —  (CNN)Newly installed panels from the US border wall fell over in high winds Wednesday, landing on trees on the Mexican side of the border.  —  The area is part of an ongoing construction project to improve existing sections of the wall.
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KYMA-TV:
Portion of new border wall falls in Mexicali  —  MEXICALI, Baja California, Mexico - (KYMA, KECY) Mexicali police have confirmed with News 11 that a portion of the new border wall fell on the Mexico side of the border, landing on several trees.  —  Police said it happened a little before 12 p.m. local time.
Discussion: KTLA, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Politico:
Senate and John Roberts face possibility of epic tie on witnesses  —  Ahead of a tight vote on whether to hear new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, the Senate is preparing for the possibility that this crucial roll call has an asterisk in the history books: It ends in a tie.
Discussion: The Hill
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators believe they have the votes to block witnesses  —  It was clear to Senate Republicans on Wednesday after a morning meeting between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) that the question of having additional witnesses is settled …
ABC News:
Still silent, senators will begin submitting written questions in impeachment trial
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
WeWantWitnesses trends after report that Mitch McConnell doesn't have the votes to block witnesses …
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Post:
Trump's defense team expects cliffhanger in Senate witness vote
Discussion: Power Line
Jake Tapper / CNN:
White House has issued formal threat to Bolton to keep him from publishing book  —  Washington (CNN)The White House has issued a formal threat to former national security adviser John Bolton to keep him from publishing his book, “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,” sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
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Ernest Luning / Colorado Politics:
BREAKING: Gardner says he doesn't want to hear from more impeachment witnesses  —  U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Wednesday that he thinks the Senate has heard from enough witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, taking off the table a potential Republican vote to subpoena national security adviser John Bolton.
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Rahm Emanuel / Washington Post:
How impeachment could flip the Senate  —  Rahm Emanuel is a former mayor of Chicago, Democratic congressman from Illinois and White House chief of staff.  —  When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) initiated an impeachment inquiry into President Trump several months ago …
Discussion: Politico
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
GOP Sen. Cory Gardner Just Lost His Seat By Saying No To Witnesses
Discussion: Redstate and HuffPost
Politico:
John Roberts blocks mentions of alleged whistleblower's name  —  Chief Justice John Roberts has communicated to senators that he will not read aloud the alleged Ukraine whistleblower's name or otherwise publicly relay questions that might out the official, a move that's effectively blocked Sen. Rand Paul from asking a question.
New York Times:
Biden Plans a Counterattack at Trump as Impeachment Tensions Rise  —  Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Thursday forcefully rebuking the president, whose allies in Congress have increasingly set their sights on the former vice president.  —  DES MOINES — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. …
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and Politico
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Politico:
Biden, rivals privately pitching caucus night deals
Discussion: NBC News
NBC News:
Surrogates cover New Hampshire while candidates are elsewhere
Ryan Teague Beckwith / Bloomberg:
Andrew Yang Says Supporters May Go to Sanders in Iowa Caucus
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
ALAN DERSHOWITZ FOR THE DEFENSE: L'ÉTAT, C'EST TRUMP  —  Donald Trump's lawyer says that the President can do just about anything he wants.  —  An hour into the Senate trial of Donald John Trump on Wednesday, the emeritus Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz came to the floor to answer …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Politico:
Senators pelt Trump's lawyers and impeachment managers with questions
Discussion: Washington Post
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Liz Warren Finally Has a Good Idea  —  Elizabeth Warren wants to jail fellow Democrats who spread the Russia collusion hoax and, more recently, the Ukraine impeachment fraud.  That, at least, is how I read her latest proposal: “Elizabeth Warren proposes criminal penalties for spreading voting disinformation online.”
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Sunny Kim / CNBC:
Elizabeth Warren proposes criminal penalties for spreading disinformation online
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What the New Bolton-Engel Breaking News Really Means, And Why It Matters  —  We've just had breaking news in an announcement from House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel.  He says that on Sept. 23, he spoke to John Bolton and Bolton “suggest[ed] to me — unprompted …
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House Foreign Affairs Committee:
Engel Statement on September 23, 2019 Call with John Bolton
New York Times:
Trump Ally Held Event Handing Out Cash in a Black Community  —  The group that hosted the event last month in Cleveland is run by a prominent black ally of the president, and it promoted Trump administration policies while doling out cash prizes.  —  WASHINGTON — A nonprofit organization run …
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WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Klobuchar Called On To Suspend Campaign As Questions Swirl Around Myon Burrell Case  —  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Senator and presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is facing new scrutiny over an old case.  —  The 2002 murder of 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards happened when Klobuchar was the Hennepin County attorney.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Lessons for Life: The Obituaries of Republicans Who Opposed Nixon's Impeachment  —  “Obituaries reflect what the present thinks of the past,” wrote journalism professor Kathleen McElroy.  —  What will the future think of President Donald Trump and two historic votes senators must take on his impeachment?
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and Vanity Fair
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Flynn's new legal team unleashes on his old lawyers in bid to withdraw guilty plea  —  The new legal team for former national security adviser Michael Flynn unleashed a withering assault Wednesday on Flynn's old lawyers, accusing them of a conflict of interest so severe that it merits allowing …
Discussion: Associated Press, ABC News and Fox News
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Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:   Prosecutors appear to back away from prison recommendation for Michael Flynn
Mark Hemingway / Real Clear Politics:
NeverTrump: Most Overrepresented Demographic in Media  —  Over the weekend, Washington Post columnist Max Boot had a novel take on President Trump's impeachment.  According to Boot, what Trump said on the phone call with Ukraine's president was in some ways worse than Andrew Jackson's forced relocation …
Discussion: The Hill and YouTube
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump Impeachment Trial: Top Democrat Concedes ‘Probably No’ on Witnesses  —  During questioning, a lawyer for President Trump argued that any action to aid re-election could be considered in the nation's interest and therefore could not be impeachable.
FIRE:
10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2020  —  Since 2011, FIRE has named and shamed 65 individual colleges and universities as America's worst for free speech.  Some — we're looking at you Harvard, DePaul, and Syracuse — are regulars and have appeared four or five times.
Emily Saul / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton refuses to be served Tulsi Gabbard's defamation lawsuit  —  Hillary Clinton has now twice snubbed a process server attempting to deliver the defamation lawsuit filed against her by Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, according to Gabbard's attorney.
Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
‘Mind Boggling’: Take a Look at These Demographic Numbers From Trump's New Jersey Rally  —  Tuesday night President Trump traveled to deep blue New Jersey for a campaign rally.  Despite freezing temperatures in the middle of winter, people camped out a day ahead of his remarks in order to make it inside the arena.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
ABC News suspends correspondent over erroneous report on Kobe Bryant crash  —  ABC News has suspended the correspondent who speculated on-air that all four of Kobe Bryant's daughters were on board the helicopter that crashed and killed the NBA icon and eight others on Sunday.
 
 
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Steven Overly / Politico:
Twitter users can now report voter suppression, misinformation
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Biden under pressure to prove he can handle Trump's attacks
Elijah Chiland / Curbed LA:
California Senate rejects transit density bill SB 50
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Wavering Democrats face pressure as GOP eyes bipartisan vote for Trump acquittal
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Arab Leaders' Support for Mideast Peace Plan Marks a Regional Shift
Joyce White Vance / TIME:
If the Senate Doesn't Hold Trump Accountable, the Damage Will Go Far Beyond This Presidency
Discussion: Redstate
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Lev Parnas' lawyer ties Lindsey Graham to corrupt Ukraine scheme
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Reuters:
Kremlin confirms new title of SUPREME RULER for Vladimir Putin is being considered following …
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Gwen Aviles / NBC News:
‘American Dirt’ book tour canceled by publisher because of safety concerns
Discussion: Vox, The Daily Beast and New York Times
Tom Chiarella / Esquire:
21 Hours With Alan Dershowitz
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
DOD Identifies Air Force Casualties
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Brian Melley / Associated Press:
FBI raids Los Angeles church to make immigration fraud bust
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
The DNC Approved And Kept Private A Generous Exit Package For Tom Perez And Two Top Deputies
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders is ‘insanely consistent.’ That's nothing to brag about.
Discussion: American Greatness and The Root
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Ben Smith on Leaving BuzzFeed News
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Giuliani, tries to attend Trump impeachment trial
Discussion: MSNBC, Fox News and Townhall
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
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